Hat and coat hanger.



G. H. PELTON. HAT AND GOAT HANGER. APPLICATION FILED SEPTA, 1909.

959,589n Patented May 31, 1910.

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HAT AND COAT HANGER.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES II. PELTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat and Coat Hangers, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to hat and coat hangers and the object of theinvention is to provide a hanger of this character with sim ple andeffective means for locking the hat and coat upon the han 'er andpreventing their removal by unauthorized persons; and to this end it isa further object of this invention to provide a lock comprising a casingand a single movable member mounted therein.

l/Vith these objects in view my invention consists of certain novelfeatures and certain combinations and arrangements of parts to behereinafter described and then more particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of a hat andcoat hanger embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame; Fig. 8 is a front elevation, with the face plate removed from thelock casing; Fig. 1 is a detail view of the movable member of the lock;and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the key.

In these drawings I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention andhave shown the same with a base having a looking projection, and in thepresent construction this base comprises a plate 1 adapted to be rigidlysecured to the wall or other supporting surface, and has at its upperend pivot lugs 2. A projection 3 extends outwardly from the plate 1,preferably at a point some distance below the pivot lugs 2, and isformed integral therewith. This lug or projection is hollowed out at itsupper side to form a recess adapted to receive the locking member, ashereinafter described. The plate 1 has a downwardly extending portionupon which is mounted a coat hook 4: of any suitable character. In thepresent instance the screw portion of the hook 41- extends through anaperture in the plate 1 and into the wall, thus serving both to securethe hook to the base and the base to the Wall.

A retaining member is pivotally mounted upon the base 1, and in thepresent instance is shown as comprising a loop of wire 5, of

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 4, 1909.

Patented May 31, 1910.

Serial No. 516,249.

a size and shape adapted to extend about the crown of a hat and toengage the brim thereof. The ends of this loop extend upwardly therefromand are rigidly secured to a oasing 6, which, in turn, has pivot lugs 7which are connected to the pivot lugs of the base. Pivotally mountedwithin the casing (3 is a lever 8 having a locking member 9, which ishere shown as comprising a projection extending downwardly fro-m thelower edge of the lever 8 and through an opening 10 in the lower side ofthe casing 6. The opening 10 is arranged immediately above the lockingprojection 3 and the length of the locking member 9 is such that, whenthe lever 8 is in its lowermost position, the locking member will enterthe recess in the proj ection 3 and thereby lock the casing and theretaining member 5 against movement. The lever 8 has also an upwardlyextending projection or finger 11, preferably arranged near the pivotalcenter thereof and having a nose 12. The finger 11 is so arranged as tobe engaged by a key 13 and actuated to move the lever about its pivotalcenter and thus lift the locking member out of the recess in theprojection 3. This key has in its inner end a recess let adapted toengage the nose 12 of the finger 11, and is also provided at a pointbetween its ends with a notch 15 adapted to receive a project-ion 16,extending from the upper edge of the lever 8, when the inner end of thekey is in engagement with the nose 12 of the finger 11. The length ofthe projection 16 is such that should a key be inserted in the casing inwhich the position of the notch 15 does not correspond to the positionof the projection 16, the end of the projection will engage the edge ofthe key and the lever will be locked against upward movement. It will beapparent that by slightly varying the relative positions of the notch 15and the projection 16 each lock may be so constructed that it can beactuated by its own key only.

Vhen the coat and hat have been hung upon the hook 4:, and the retainingmember moved into its lowermost position, with the loop about the crownof the hat, the looking member 9 will automatically drop into the recessof the locking projection 3 and the retaining member will be lockedagainst movement, and will be retained in its closed position until theproper key has been in sorted in the casing to actuate the lever 8 andraise the locking member out of enmil gagement with the lockingprojection. will be noted that the construction of the hanger, andparticularly the lock for securing the same in its closed position, isexceedingly simple, the lock comprising but one moving part; andfurther, that the lock is an effective one and cannot be easily releasedwithout the use of a key. Further, it will be noted that when the keyias been inserted and the retaining member moved into its elevatedposition, the projection 16 of the lever will remain in the notch 15 ofthe key and will prevent the withdrawal of the key until the retainingmember has again been moved into its lower or retaining position.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to thedetails of construction shown and described, for obvious modificationswill occur to persons skilled in the art.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the characterdescribed, the combination, with a fixed part, and a locking projectionmounted on said fixed part and having a recess, of a retaining member, apivoted locking part carried by said retaining member and adapted toenter the recess in said projection, and means for moving said lockingpart about its pivotal center.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a baseand a retaining member pivotally connected thereto, of a lockingprojection carried by one of said parts, a lever pivotally mounted onthe other of said parts, a locking member carried by said lever andadapted to engage said pro jection, and means for actuating said lever.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a base,and a retaining member pivotally connected thereto, of a lockingprojection secured to said base, a casing secured to said retainingmember, a lever pivotally mounted in said casing and having a partadapted to engage said'projection, and means for actuating said lever.

at. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a baseand a retaining member pivotally connected thereto, of a It 1 lockingprojection secured to said base, a

casing secured to said retaining member, a lever pivotally mounted insaid casing and having a finger extending at an angle thereto, a lockingmember carried by said lever and adapted to engage said projection, anda key adapted to enter said casing and engage said finger to actuatesaid lever.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a baseand a retaining member pivotally connected thereto, of a lockingprojection secured to said base, a casing secured to said retainingmember, a lever pivotally mounted in said casing, a locking membercarried by one edge of said lever and adapted to engage said projection,a projection extending from the edge of said lever opposite said lockingmember, and a key adapted to enter said casing and actuate said leverand having a notch to receive the projection carried by said lever.

65. In a device of the character described, the combination, with abase, a retaining member pivotally connected to said base, and a lockingprojection carried by said base, of a lock mounted on said retainingmember and comprising a single moving part, said part consisting of alever having an actuating finger and a locking member formed integraltherewith.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a base,a retaining member pivotally connected to said base, and a lockingprojection carried by said base, of a casing carried by said retainingmember, a lever pivotally mounted in said casing, and

a ke for actuatin said lever said ke Y having a notch in one edgethereof, said lever being adapted to cooperate with said lockingprojection when said retaining member is in one position and having aprojection adapted to enter said notch and retain said key within saidcasing when said retaining member is in another position.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD L. REED.

